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​The Unified Theory/Unified Approach Framework
On Philosophy and Science
​On Human Values, Morality, and Well-Being           
​ Finding Our Moral Compass
On Human Exceptionalism
Verbals
Happiness versus Well-Being
The Four Layers of Well-Being
Self-Esteem Nation
On Making Judgments and Being Judgmental
Was Steve Jobs' Narcissism Justified?
Is it OK to Be a Counselor and Homophobic?
The Nested Model of Well-Being
Six Domains of Psychological Well-Being
A Theory of 10 Universal Values
Three Views on Morality
​Spiders, Minds and Values
Well-Being in College Students
What Constitutes Psychological Health?
The Meaning of Human Existence: A Review
Understanding the Human Health-Illness Continuum
A Quick Self-Assessment of Well-Being
Happiness is Inner Harmony and Relational Connection
A Humbling, Helpful Adage to Live By
We Need to Value Intellectual Integrity
​​Physical Health and the Wellness Wheel
Personal Value Exploration: An Experiential Activity 
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On Politics, Religion, Culture, and Evolution
A View from the Radical Center of Politics
Jonathan Haidt's Moral-Political Psychology
Worldviews Matter
Knowledge of Science and Beliefs About Evolution
Teaching the Controversy
A Counter Wedge?
A Revolution in Evolution: A Return to Lamarck?
Is It Okay if Kids Believe God Sends Nonbelievers to Hell?
Toward Resolving Our God Conflict
Legalize It
The Consequences of Legalizing It
Fatness, Mortality, and the Concept of Truth
A 'Post Truth Era'?
The Language of Body Language
​Why I am an Agnostic Atheist
Incredible Fourth Grade Science Quiz
Cultural Bubbles in the Era of Globalization
Reasons for Bill Nye "the Science Guy" to Debate Creationist
My Advice to the Science Guy in His Debate with Creationist
​When Does “It” Become a Person?
Trump: A Psychosocial Analysis
A Basic Map of Political Positions
The Paradoxes of Our Time
Welcome to the Age of Confusion
Islamophobia Up Close
The Anti-Obama Demagogue
Political Correctness Unpacked
The Curious Incident of the NFL Black Kicker
​Mapping Your Position in Cultural Space
Terrorism, Suicide, and Our National Priorities
Trump: A Risk Assessment Perspective 
Political Correctness is All about Slave Morality
An Anti-Establishment Theory of Trump
Intellectual Integrity and the Birther Conspiracy
The Content of Our Character
A 2020 Declaration of Belief
​Intellectual Integrity and the Birther Conspiracy
An In-depth Analysis of the Crisis at Google
A Moral Compass for Troubling Times
A Call for Men to Take a Pledge
Our Divided America
Seeking Justice or Enhancing a Victimized Identity?

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On the Field of Psychology
Searching for Unity in a Fragmented Field
Psychology's Tower of Babel
Psychology Defined
​Psychology's Three Great Branches
Why a Unified Theory of Psychology Is Impossible (Part I)
Is There a Unified Theory of Biology (Part II)?
The Conceptual Unification of Psychology (Part III)
Investment and Justification
Misguided Debates about Human Sexuality
Seligman's Psychology
EP Is Not a Viable Integrative Meta-Theory
Rhetoric, Debate, and Dialogue about EP
Why Psychology Thinks You Are Average
Considerations Regarding the Unification of Psychology
Why the Clinical Scientist Model Fails
Getting Clear about the Problem of Psychology
Psychology's Greatest Insights
Psychology's Fragmentation Trap
​The Battle for the Identity of Clinical Psychology
What is Your Theory of the Person?
What is a Psychological Doctor?
Torture and the Identity of Psychology
The Biopsychosocial Model and Its Limitations
Moving From the Biopsychosocial Model to the ToK System
Is Psychology Insecure?
The “Is Psychology a Science?” Debate
It is a Myth that Psychology is a Young Science
Clinical and Counseling Psychology: Time To End the Distinction
​Skinner’s Fundamental Insight and Fundamental Error
The Enlightenment Gap and Psychology’s Metaphysical Problem
This Is What Is Wrong With the Core of Psychology
What Should Psychology Be?
Mind, Consciousness, and the Self
Personality, Perceptions, and Emotions
Relationships, Gender and Sex
Relational Value
Needs, Conflicts, and Resolutions
The Four Kinds of Relational Justification Systems
The Relational Styles of Men and Women
Why Do We Give?
Relationship Quality on a Continuum of 5 Cs
Can You Escape Relationship Armageddon? (Part I)
Escaping Relationship Armageddon Part II
Attributions of Malintent
Why Is It So Hard for Some Men to Share Their Feelings
Understanding Gender Differences in Religiosity (Part I)
Understanding Gender Differences in Religiosity (Part II)
​Our Relationships Must SING or Die
The Core Need
Signs of Counter-Dependency
Are You Other Oriented?
What Justifies a Rape-Threat Tweet?
Emotions and the Gender Similarities Hypothesis
Your Version of Reality, and Mine
What Do You Strive For In Relationships? 
Why Communication between Men and Women Sometimes Fails ​​
Can You See Your Shadow?
Dancing With Each Other's Shadow (Part II)
Why Sexual Aggression Is About Both Sex and Power
​A Call for Men to Take a Pledge
The 8 Keys to Truly Great Sexual Experiences
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​​Psychopathology
What is a Mental Disorder?
Five Broad Models of Mental Illness
Mental Disorders Vs Diseases
Is Psychiatry the Science of Lies?
What Is a Dysfunctional Personality?
(When) Are You Neurotic?
The Personality Disorder Star
Explaining Borderline Personality Disorder to Patients
Negative Affect Syndrome
What Is Depression?
When Does a Broken Heart Become a Diagnosis?
Depression and the Dimensions of Complexity in Nature
Diagnosing ADD in College Students
ADHD and the Problem of the Double Hermeneutic
A Straightforward Model of Depression
Alien-Nation
The College Student Mental Health Crisis
​What is Causing the College Student Mental Health Crisis?
Addressing the College Student Mental Health Crisis
​Crisis or Crisis Mongering?
Depression and the Disease-Pill Model of Mental Health
Are You as Depressed as You Want to Be?
Fear and the Fear of Fear
​Pervasive Adult Developmental Disorder
Mental Health and College Students: A Conversation
Maintaining Mental Health in College Students: A Conversation
Anxiety and Depression are Symptoms, Not Diseases
Clarifying the Nature of Anxiety and Depression
The Behavioral Shutdown Theory of Depression 
Turning Against the Self: How it Causes Depressive Cycles
Social Anxiety: Mapping Its Seven Key Components
Three Kinds of Depressive Episodes
When the Referral Question is Depression and Anxiety ​​
Trait Neuroticism and Depressive and Anxiety Disorders
How to Understand Depression
Depression and Psychological Nourishment
Twenty Billion Fails to "Move the Needle" on Mental Illness
An Empirical Study Mapping Personality Disorders
Is Addiction a Disease of the Brain?
How to Metabolize Painful, Dark Emotions: A Letter
23 Kinds of Depressive States
​Diagnosing Trump: A Reply
​​Distress: It's Not the Negativity but Your Reaction to It
​​Debate about PTSD Treatment Guidelines
A Critique of the PTSD Guidelines
10 Lessons I Learned From Studying Suicidal Behavior 
We Should Embrace the Word "Neurotic"
​​Psychotherapy
My Approach to Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy’s Fifth Wave
Vertical and Horizontal Integration in Psychotherapy
Potentially Helpful Technique for Anxiety Producing Thoughts
On Support and Authenticity in the Therapy Room
Beck on Why a Unified Theory Is the Future of Therapy
The Key Ingredients to Good Psychological Therapy
A Vision for Psychological Check-Ups
The Back Story Intervention: Would You Be Game?
The Baby and the Bathwater in Freudian Thought
​​CBT Versus Psychodynamic? No!
What is Mindfulness and How Does it Work?
On Developing a CALM MO
​Finding Your Emotional Sweet Spot
How to Foster More Adaptive Thinking
Join the Unified Psychotherapy Movement
Should Therapists Try to Talk Soldiers Out of Their Guilt
The Adaptive Living Equation
Self-Reflective Awareness: A Crucial Life Skill
Turn your Critical and Controlling Inner Voice to a CALM MO
A New Big Five for Psychotherapists (Part I)
A New Big Five for Psychotherapists, Part II
​The Well-Being Wheel: An Experiential Activity
​Getting Beyond Negativity
Miscellaneous
Appreciating My Mother on Her Birthday
A Note of Gratitude for My Friend